fkie_cve-2017-17091
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-12-02 06:29
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
Summary
wp-admin/user-new.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 sets the newbloguser key to a string that can be directly derived from the user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering this string.
References
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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"versionEndIncluding": "4.9",
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"lang": "en",
"value": "wp-admin/user-new.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 sets the newbloguser key to a string that can be directly derived from the user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering this string."
},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "wp-admin/user-new.php en WordPress en versiones anteriores a la 4.9.1 establece la clave newbloguser a una cadena que se puede derivar directamente del ID de usuario, lo que permite que los atacantes remotos omitan las restricciones de acceso planeadas introduciendo esta cadena."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2017-17091",
"lastModified": "2025-04-20T01:37:25.860",
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"acInsufInfo": false,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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"accessComplexity": "LOW",
"accessVector": "NETWORK",
"authentication": "SINGLE",
"availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"baseScore": 6.5,
"confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P",
"version": "2.0"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html"
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"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"type": "Primary"
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]
}
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